14 August, 2014

Android: Recording a device screen

Recording a device screen

The screenrecord command is a shell utility for recording the display of devices
running Android 4.4 (API level 19) and higher. The utility records screen activity to an MPEG-4
file, which you can then download and use as part of a video presentation. This utility is useful
for developers who want to create promotional or training videos without using a separate
recording device.
To use the screenrecord from the command line, type the following:

$ adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/demo.mp4

Stop the screen recording by pressing Ctrl-C, otherwise the recording stops automatically
at three minutes or the time limit set by --time-limit.